Blaine Quotes

“Boredom presents a very real, if insidious peril. To quote Blaine Harden from the Washington post:“Boredom kills, and those it does not kill, it cripples, and those it does not cripple, it bleeds like a leech, leaving its victims pale, insipid, and brooding. Examples abound...Rats kept in comfortable isolation quickly become jumpy, irritable, and aggressive. Their bodies twitch, their tails grow scaly." The backcountry traveler, then, in addition to developing such skills as the use of a map and compass, or the prevention and treatment of blisters, must prepare mentally and materially to cope with boredom, lest his tail grow scaly.”

“In truth, the only restrictions on our capacity to astonish ourselves and each other are imposed by our own minds.”

“My mother encouraged it so much. She was so supportive. Even if as a kid, I would do the dumbest trick, which now that I look back on some things, she would love it, she would say that's amazing, or if I'd make the ugliest drawing, she would hang it up. She was amazing.”

“I believe that fear of life brings a greater fear of death.”

“My mother was a teacher, and when she wanted to show me art and literature and science, she'd take me to museums, parks and free exhibitions.”

“I hope people remember me as a guy who brought magic to the people. You know, pushed the boundaries of wonder.”

“I just believe that the feeling of wonder is amazing. I am pushing myself as far as I can humanly push myself... I can only hope for the best and expect the worse.”

“What we actually learn, from any given set of circumstances, determines whether we become increasingly powerless or more powerful.”

“The great leaders are like the best conductors - they reach beyond the notes to reach the magic in the players.”